His kind act was captured on camera by Brothers & Sisters PERTH, a community group set up to help homeless people in the city, and posted on Facebook.

“Tonight on our weekly run through Perth, we were sat with our homeless friend Jess. Jess is a Kiwi,” the group explained in a Facebook post.

“As we sat we were approached by a man. At first taken aback by his direct approach, he asked why she was there, why we were with her and what we get out of it.

“He listened, and without another word, held out his hand and said ‘come with me, I’ll sort you out’ … He led her to an ATM and gave her enough money for one ticket home. The video is what transpired.”

The father-of-three later explained in an interview with TV NZ: “ I thought it just takes one person 30 seconds to listen to part of someone's story and maybe realise it's not a story, there's more to this person than just someone on the street, trying to get home to her family, or her sister.

“That's all I thought of, to get her home, and maybe a step in the right direction.”